 Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 211,593, of whom 105,509 are men and 106,084 are women; 15,478 or 7.31% of its population are urban dwellers, which is about the same as the Zone average of 6.9%.With an estimated area of 876.57 square kilometers, Gursum has an estimated population density of 241.4 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 102.6.The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 151,405, of whom 76,2467 were men and 75,159 women; 8,657 or 5.72% of its population were urban dwellers at the time.